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It is truly a shame that Catholic commentators and clerics alike have chosen either to ignore this matter altogether or to use it as an opportunity to issue dire warnings about a rise in Antisemitism, Islamophobia and/or White Nationalism. The lack of solidarity is glaring.
The only notable exception to this is - unsurprisingly - Cardinal Robert Sarah, and even he speaks in couched terms.
I personally know people who are being driven away from the Church because of Catholic intelligentsia's eagerness to berate those who want to preserve European cultural and ethnic heritage as racist, phobic bigots. Some try to be balanced, but it doesn't come across that way.
The people I'm talking about are not racists; they simply want the natural society described in the Catechism for themselves and their children. They see that the attack on the family - the "original cell of social life" - is connected to the attack on national identity.
This is quickly becoming *the* central issue for young Europeans. And I'm not talking about Millennials. I'm talking about Generation Z. They're being bullied, harassed, abused, molested. If the Church won't address their legitimate concerns, they'll turn to someone who will.
The young people I talk to are starving for a leadership which tells them it's OK to protect and promote the familial and ethnic character of their own countries, to take pride in the accomplishments of their ancestors, and to pass on what they have received to their descendants.
What they receive from the Church hierarchy is the message: 'Everything will be OK as long as you don't resist. Defending yourself or your culture is racist. Don't make a fuss. Welcome the invasion. It's better for you this way.'
In other words, a slap in the face.
In other words, a slap in the face.
